2 Large Repositories
Personally, I have two large repositories of data. 1) My media center, which holds recorded TV and my ripped DVD images. 300 GB, 320 GB,...
Do I Need an NAS?
I’ve been testing a few NAS appliances, and have been going back and forth as to if I actually need them on my network. ...
Some NASes are slow
After doing more research, it appears that the NAS IS actually that slow in RAID 5. It has a “fast” 500Mhz processor running Linux, but...
Tiger Woods 08 Screenshots
Before there was scandal, there was this golf game....
My Windows Experience Base Score
Wow, I’m almost embarassed… My Windows Experience Base Score: 5.2 Subscores: 5.2, 5.7, 5.9, 5.9, 5.4 Intel E6600 @ 2.4Ghz Asus P5W-DH Deluxe...
RAID 5 on OCMS?
Well, I agree that Raid 5 is slower than raid 0 because if the extra “on-the-fly” parity that must be calculated and written, but there...
Gigabit Upgrade
I recently upgraded to gigabit and have been woefully disappointed… I’m still trying to see if it’s the quality of my cable to my room,...
What's Your Vista Base Score and Hardware Config?
I’m just kinda curious to see what other people are running and with what results. Mine: Base score: 5.8 Subscores: 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.9, 5.8...
OCMS Brand Update?
I have been thinking about updating the site’s branding for a while, because of some of the confusion about the name “OCModShop”. For one, more...
Add ‘My Computer’ to Windows Taskbar
Many of us like to have the quickest possible route to our commonly used folders. Even though nearly everything is accessible via the Start Menu,...
QNAP Q35s Backup Enclosure Review
I’m not the biggest fan of external HD enclosures. It seems that the speed of transfer is always too slow and the heat build-up causes you...
Noctua NF-B9 Fan Review
Noctua has had some great success with their innovative PC case fans, and now they are introducing their first 92mm fan, dubbed the NF-B9. This...
Web Compression on OCMS
Oh, and the website is now much faster. I was looking for a way to increase performance, and I found an option in IIS that...
Datacenter Raising Rates
My local datacenter is looking to raise my rates… so I am looking at moving the servers to another datacenter. Right now I am...
PhysX by nVidia: A New Era of Gaming!
nVidia’s purchase of Ageia signals the dawn of a new era in PC gaming. For those who didn’t know, Ageia is known for their “PhysX”...